The Lower House. 309

supplementary to the Act Entituled an Act for Emitting and makeing
Current ninety Thousand pounds Current money etc and to restrain
some Evil practices of Sherriffs under Colour of the said Act Com-
mitted.
Indorsed. (See pages 217 and 221.)
Edmund Jenings from the upper House delivers M^r Speaker a
petition of the Rector Vestry & Church Wardens of Christ Church
Parish in S^t Marys and Charles County's, Indorsed by the upper
House of Assembly Referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly, which Petition being read praying that an Act
may pass for levying on the Taxable Inhabitants of said Parish a
Sum not Exceeding two Shillings and Sixpence p poll p annum
till a Sum not Exceeding £500..00..0 be raised to be applied to pro-
vide Comely and Decent Ornaments for said Church etc the said
Petition was ordered to be returned it not appearing to be Signed
by a Majority of the Taxable Inhabitants of the said Parish. The
House adjourned untill 2 of the Clock in the afternoon.

Post Merediem. The House met According to Adjournment.
M^r Robert Jenkins Henry brings in a Bill Entituled an Act for
ascertaining the gauge of Barrells for Pork and Beef and the quantity
of Pork and Beef to be therein Contained which was Read the first
time and ordered to lye on the Table. The Petition of Charles &
Clement Sewall referred to the Consideration of the next Assembly.
A Bill Entituled an Act reviving an Act for Naturalization. Read
the first time and Ordered to lye on the Table.
A Bill Entituled an Act reviving an act Entituled an Act for
licensing Pedlars and Hawkers, read the first time and ordered to
lye on the Table. A bill Entituled an Act Reviving an Act Entituled
an Act Concerning Ordinaries and for the better Regulating of Inn-
holders and Ordinary Keepers within this province. Read the first
time and ordered to lye on the Table. The House adjourned untill
to Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Wednesday Morning May 16. 1739.

The House met according to adjournment all present as on Yes-
terday Except M^r Stoughton Coll King from the Committee apointed
to Enquire into the facts Contained in the Petition of Thomas Spald-
ing and Catharine his wife Delivers M^r Speaker the following Re-
port. By the Committee apointed to Enquire into the facts Con-
tained in the Petition of Thomas Spalding and Catherine his wife
May 16^th 1739.

May 16
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